Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that it is in the interest of both the European Union and Turkey to cooperate on increasing the continent's security, adding that "there is no justification for excluding us from EU's defense products procurement and reconstruction programs," according to the Anadolu Agency.

Erdogan also said that Turkey wants to be included in mechanisms such as the European Peace Facility, which help the reconstruction of Ukraine. He came out in support of a one-month ceasefire plan for Ukraine and Russia proposed by France and the United Kingdom, calling it a "confidence-building measure."